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About 30,000 households nationwide sussex and kent are experiencing lack of waterlead to kent The county council declared a “major incident”.
ten zip codes, including Tunbridge WellsCanterbury and Maidstone, still experiencing problems weekend chaosbased on the alert issued Southeast Water Affairs.
Water companies say there are many causes of water pressure problems; Includes the effects of Storm Gorettiwater pipes burst and pumping plants lost power.
Southeast Water Affairs explained that Storm Goretti affected its ability to properly handle water, coupled with burst pipes due to ice forming throughout the area. kent and sussexresulting in insufficient drinking water levels.
Bottled water collection points have been set up and although water companies are working to maintain supplies, some customers have been told their supplies may not be restored until Tuesday.
Southeast Water Affairs says the bottled water station will close at 10pm today at Tunbridge Wells Rugby Club (TN2 5LS), Headcorn Airport (TN27 9HX), East Grinstead Sports Club (RH19 4JU) and Queensway Car Park (RH19 1BG).
In a post on X/Twitter, kent county council Leader Linden Kemkaran said: “A major incident has now been declared in Kent as more homes and environments have been affected in the past 24 hours and we are putting in place additional arrangements to prepare for further potential damage.”
Water supply issues affecting several schools in Kent sussexand the public library in East Grinstead also closed for the day.
The Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead has also been forced to conduct some appointments virtually. Water tankers are delivering additional supplies and measures are being taken to ensure essential hospital services continue.
A spokesman said: “The safety and wellbeing of patients and staff remains our priority. We have had a water tanker on site since Saturday to maintain our supply and our teams are working tirelessly behind the scenes to minimize disruption to care.
“While water issues remain, we have been able to continue to provide essential services and continue to review the situation. We would like to reassure patients that appointments and surgeries are still ongoing and we will contact you if any changes are required.”
“Recent cold weather has caused leaks and burst water pipes, and our counties are running low on drinking water storage tanks,” Southeast Water said in a Facebook post.
“As a result, around 30,000 properties in parts of Kent and Sussex may experience water outages, intermittent supply or low pressure.
“This includes 16,500 properties in East Grinstead, with the remainder spread across parts of Kent including Tunbridge Wells, Headcorn and the intermittent Maidstone system.
“We deeply apologize for the impact this has caused and know how disruptive this is to your daily lives. We are doing everything we can to balance our network and restore supply to as many customers as possible.”
It comes after 24,000 customers in Tunbridge Wells, Pembury, Frant and Eridge experienced water cuts or low pressure due to “water quality issues” in December.